Straw hat.



J. VBIDER.

STRAW HAT.

-APPLIOATION FILED JULY 1s, 1912.

1,071,374. Y patented Aug. 26, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANGGRAPH co.,wAsl-||NGTON, D. c.

JOSEF VEIDER, OF PRAGUE-LIEBEN, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

STRAW HAT.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26,1913.

Application led .Tuly 18, 1912. Serial No. 710,167.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it. known that I, Josnr VEIDER, subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at Prague-Lieben, Bohemia, Austria- Hungary,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Straw Hats, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention has for its object to provide a straw hat whichowing to the special arrangement of the inner edge of the brim on theone hand permits the hat to be worn more deeply and to tit moreperfectly the head, thereby correcting the frequently observeddisproportion between the dimensions of the hat and the size of the heador the width of t-he face, and at the same time avoiding the impressionof an unpleasant disproportionate head covering. On the other hand thehat according to the present invention permits the arrangement ofventilating openings on such parts of the hat where ventilation can beeffected in the mest etlicient and in a permanently secure manner. Forthis purpose the hat brim consists of two layers of straw plaitingtightly pressed against and connected with each other. The lower layeris at the inner edge sharply deflected toward the interior and upward soas to project into the hollow of the crown of the hat, and is then oncemore sharply deflected upward so as to continue into the inner tube thatextends upward within the crown of the hat and serves for fastening theleather lining. This two-fold deflection of the straw plaitingconnecting the inner tube to the lower layer of the brim results in theadvantage that on the one hand the tube is held at a suitable distance(about l centimeter) from the interior edge of the crown of the hat andthat the lower edge of the leather lining is placed at a higher level sothat the hat now can be set lower down on t-he head. The inclinedsurface formed at the lower edge of the crown of the hat will remainfree in all cases, and is therefore best suited for the arrangement ofVentilating holes opening into the wide space between the interior tubeand the wall of the crown of the hat and allowing an unobstructedcirculation of air in the space between the head and the hat.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a straw hat of thiskind and Fig. 2 a cross section of the same.

The crown a of the hat is continued into the brim which is 'composed oftwo layers b and c tightly pressed against each other and firmlyconnected with each other at all points. These layers may be produced byfolding or doubling the plaiting itself or the two layers may be madeseparately and then sewn together on the exterior edge of the brim. Thelower layer c is at its entrance into the hollow of the crown of the hatsharply deflected upward as at d, is then extending upward at an angle(forming the interior strip and is then once more deflected upward at gto form the inner tube L'. This tube t extends upward into the hollow ofthe crown of the hat for `about 3 centimeters and owing to the length ofthe strip f is held at a distance of about 1 centimeter from the wall ofthe crown. The leather lining c' is fastened to the tube t and reachesdownward to the edge g, which latter is at a higher level than the brimso that the hat can accordingly be worn lower down on the head. Theinclined interior strip f is provided with h-les Ze which as they neverbear against the head nor can be obturated by the hair, always allow theair to pass freely through the same and to circulate in the spacebetween the head and the crown of the hat.

I claim- 1. A straw hat, comprising, in combina-v tion with the crown, abrim formed of two layers of straw plaiting, tightly pressed and securedtogether, the bottom layer being deflected inwardly and upwardly at asharp angle and extending upwardly into the crown, so as to place thelower edge of the inner tubular portion of the hat at a higher levelthan the inner periphery of the brim.

2. A straw hat, having a brim formed of two closely connected layers ofstraw plaiting, t-he bottom layer being deflected v inwardly andupwardly at a sharp angle and extending upwardly into the crown of thehat, and provided in its inclined portion with Ventilating openings.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOSEF VEIDER.

Witnesses:

VAcLAv harnn'r, ADoLPr-r FISCHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

